Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-12-30
REVELATIONS BY a BARTENDER.
Tho Trick. OF tn. Liquor Business.

The bartender said to the reporter. "in
The first place. before Me got our liquors
they arc saIted.''
Z" Sal, ed rquerled the scribe.
"Wcll. brought down to GER ain de-
gree by wa,er5 and powders, SO that
hoy have delicate and pc!atabl> ilnv r.
This System makes tho pr.ce consider
ably less to US. Then, VIXEN we rot our
whiskeys and brandies they undergo an
other process"
SOP"
'.Yes. wo reduce them still furlh"r.
For instances. wo buy u barrel of whiskc..
which holds forty gallons. From TINT.
40 got half us much again. we take
my = gallon OF whiskoy and to that No
add quart OF water and quart OF
spirits which we buy ut 81 % II gallon"
but that would change no color and
destroy the flavor"
The bartender smiled grimly as he
said: "Ohl no. we have remedies for
that Wo uso chemicals which give a
natural color nnd con- istency, and then
80 have powders which impnrt n flavor.
In fact tho system is SO per &c that men
w"o profess to bc JUDGES OF the renl ar
ticle pion unce our liquors perfect"
Tut haven't you No. ar,icio FOR
saleI uuei led the reporter.
no; what we sell for No. * tho su.
pcrior Hrticl" hleniod with fcrior stun.
tor tia, we charge fiiiecn cruts pom.
The cost 10 us l., about 81 % Il gallon"
"Wcll, = there not II suPc,io" Qunlitv
Of run Surely that IL genuine You
cannot counterfeit the flavor"
"i..c,,' your heart, that is q simple
,ilius We just take tlie ordinary CHEAP
T.. IA. mix II pint OF ,uolass = 10 ever.
gallon, AMI thou add few drops of IL Ger
dt'l chemical we use and VIC have the
vidal, ,rslni,lnt Nl INT.
which We havcso it-n praised Is no.ninl.
- vi" vni"iumcst gin. w Imply puLji
il tl.. : oicn chemical favor into a bottle
%. The hriicln, and we have t.,e real Old
Highland "iii5l;ey warranted .dire"
"Eui Jnni wines; you cannot Gdultcr-
atO nosc:'
Not all OF them. There are some
"h Oh we bny 30 cheap that II Is to-
worth whilc to tainper wi h them Ciar-
u for iIis a;i"c. FRENCH clarrt wo 'unn
Guy III twcnty-eght cents Il battle whole
a'o and a cheaper grade costs US twenty
VI rcii:9.
1--WE can adnlteratc port wine whicll
IS a"ul;ctatel when we buy it. va ni!s
= quart q! spmiis with each ynllog, nisu
ni'ny think improves Its flavor. T,r,i
10 brig il hack to It's original colo.
~ hlx -roNdris with II and NC have
genuine first class vino.
-NhciiN WI Is i teilcNf are aiSr auul-
.cri 81 with vineg II, sugar ana ., rtip,
at oi that know nothing pcrso u,iiy.
IL Will give youa prnctica Illustration
4 some oi eur methods. Here is :. four
id - inli gallon key, i'l,o which
i'!i erlnS ~ put three gaIioi.s Of sa.:na
"'ii-k"y, thicc quartz vf cheap spirits
III; tht'cn quarts OF water, and when
hi,ve finished you will have before you
some tine old Bourbon viii key"
inc BARTENDER NJ this point drew three
gallons Of liquor from a barrel e, d thrn
9'il Il INTO a smaller cask. Then nc tool.
nearly gallon OF spirits AMI tire. quarts
OF water and alter n.ixins the two.
f.'urc:i thr;n into tho key. I'll hc
iiow ;hcrufrom II plnssful of the mxiur,.
did .oL have either tho color or TO
':T"r ri the genuine article, uaI Tie
acrihc look Il puzzled.
Possess your soul III patience, my dear
'c'-, aud yon VII sea the whole sys.en y"
aid h. professor. Now You oh.i.rr,
It's snial' ho.tl with th dart, a,,h-iancr :
ttti cost -, - an ounce. II l. both .hs
'lav"r nnd ihc g lor th't wo ptl IN. /
,tA". SEQ. nhn.ii two tu'ilcspao.,!lis u "a
put IL into ;!," cask. Euw mix il NJ"
satin. ;h,.a iion I" tho word.
Then the bartender ircw IL wirsyln=;-
FIJI " the article from the key and tho
U.
could br-se II between the oriyirni Wis
KEY and That which had been uan,,fnc.
turcd
This no bottle aud sell over the bar
n. ton cents drink" said ;h., bartender.
And your temperance drinks nro wursn
still" he continued. 'Sol ger. TOR in
lance. is maze of water ami ,nnrhIc dust
charged with acids. One or two ..lassos
will never hurt ANYBODY. hu; il ySr tn,;o
H. rrgul ny /: is b ,uld 10 fetch YOU.
We'll, isn't ia. nc ANY p,ir, lor,,rora.c,
drink
"W"Ii there IS cider bu. even ;I,t In
majority OF rns,.s. is n;ixuf: wi. h In, n,,r..
spirits, sand we c.llii. To prevent Il lr,;n
Stunning sour IN. 1. Mil an, i,xrrc,s.
Origin OF "Mr-- aud "arrs."
mo ris,1ry Oh th1sc oveIEuiy tilic' OF
WI. "'lu MIs., wliicl hrc 10" tils com.
nipn property o, everyone IS NOT "ithnu!
iiitei ,,,, lnousn III 'oino Oh us steps ~
~ :. i.it'c o',Srn'u.
Ia .nr c'I,'nr ..',os ~ our uiSsoIy 'h'
"inii'irH MN WIS s',npiS .iil'lii, o.
1Yr; ."'s y. !" Saf, ~ n,u i1u.aiy "